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From: jsdph@acad3.alaska.edu (HARRIS DENNIS P)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: UPS's and Novell
Keywords: UPS
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Date: 21 Jan 91 09:30:30 GMT
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In article <kusumoto.664061763@chsun1>, kusumoto@chsun1.uchicago.edu (Bob Kusumoto) writes...
>wait a sec, you're telling me if I get a cable to go from my Best UPS and
>hook it up to the server (in this case, its a AST Premium 386/25 that has
>a PS/2 mouse port in addition to the 2 serial ports, running NW 386 v3.1)
>the server is going to be able to do an unattended shutdown, without software
>from BEST?  How?  explain this to me.
> 

yes, bob, it's true *if* your mouse port is an eaxact clone of 
the ps/2 port (same address, irq, etc).  i don't have a set of 
red books handy, but you need to put some lines in the CONFIG.CTL 
file in SYS:SYSTE.  at least that's where it is in 2.15.  NW 386 
might handle it differently.  

if you don't have the ps/2 mouse  port, you need an old novell 
key card, a novell disk coprocessor  board, or a novell or 
american power conversion ups card (just like the novell key 
card without the key rom chip).  these cards require a special 
cable, and a wiring diagram is included in the manual.

you might want to call Best and talk to them.  ask for tech 
support.

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